You bet - vaporware will rule the M$ World even as it grows small by the day - one computer user at a time - a slow painful death overseen by a pigmaster (i.e SB Himself! You got to beleive that gates got out at the right time - next he start to sell off his stock ata speed that matches the fall of MS! Rick --- "Hector I. Macedo" <hecmac at comcast.net> wrote: > Hopefully it will be "Hasta la Vista MS!!!! > > > On 8/3/06 3:50 PM, "Richard Ramsowr" > <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Generally these names were first used by the > > development teams as code names for the product > they > > were working on and some just hung around - it's > > little like the term "Longhorn" first used by M$ > to > > reference their long awaited and much over due > > replacement software for Window XP - you know the > > want to be OS X - know as Vista and still pending! > > Another word for it would be Vaporware! > > Rick > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > --- Richard Northouse <rnorthouse at wi.rr.com> > wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I hear these Yikes and Sawtooth terms frequently. > >> Is there a meaning behind > >> them ? i.e. why are they called that? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Rich > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > >> > [mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] > >> On Behalf Of J.M.P.Hissel > >> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:11 PM > >> To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. > >> Subject: Re: [G4] clearer identification > >> > >> On 03-08-2006 15:16, Jim Davis, > nomorebush at mac.com, > >> wrote: > >> > >> 350mhz- that is a Yikes! It was the first G4- and > in > >> fact, still a G3 > >> hybrid, allowing them to get rid of all the old > >> motherboards while using the > >> new CPU's & cases. > >> > >> I don't agree Jim. As Chris wrote having an AGP > >> Graphics G4 it MUST be a > >> Sawtooth! > >> Besides that a G4 350 MHz doesn't need to be a > Yikes > >> (PCI Graphics) because > >> there was a 350 MHz Sawtooth also! > >> HTH, > >> > >> Jo Hissel > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> G4 mailing list > >> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > >> > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > >> > >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! > Vintage > >> Mac and random stuff: > >> > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/405 - > >> Release Date: 8/1/2006 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> G4 mailing list > >> G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > >> > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > >> > >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! > Vintage > >> Mac and random stuff: > >> > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > G4 mailing list > > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! > Vintage Mac and random stuff: > > > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > Hector I. Macedo "Lord of the > Flies" > Dallas TX 75248 > hecmac at comcast.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage > Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >